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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Thanks to fellow blogger Mayra, I discovered that Jeni's....as in Jeni's ice cream from Columbus, OH....is sold outside of the Buckeye state. You better believe I was on her website searching for local retailers faster than my fingers could type! Luck would have it, the ONLY place in our fair city just happened to be the market near my dad's house. And wouldn't you know we were AT my dad's when I found out! Needless to say after dinner we stopped in to see if the rumors were true. YES THEY ARE!! TEN dollars and 1 pint later, I was thoroughly enjoying a taste from back "home." That little 1/2 cup was worth every stinking WW points it cost me. So good!!

Speaking of homes of my past. This weekend we're headed up north to Hometown, NE where I grew up. My grandma is turning 98! We're spending the weekend with my 3rd grade bestie and her fam before helping grandma blow out all those candles on Sunday. Can't wait!

It's pretty apparent from all the shorts and flip flops on Instagram that we aren't the only onex\s getting a heat wave in March. We are on day number three of 80 degree temps. 80 degrees people!?! In MARCH! Every night Jamie and I have been hanging out in the back yard going on the "sing" {swing} and picking up lots AND lots of "ticks" {sticks}. I love having the windows open, sitting on the patio, and firing up the grill. Gives me hope summer is on it's way!

Little man's summer wardrobe has started arriving. It seems the theme of this summer is going to be plaid and polos. I ordered everything in 18-24 month sizes assuming it would be at least 2 months before he was wearing any of it. Jokes on me. Thanks mother nature. Thank goodness for those adjustable waists! Mamas got them tweaked as tight at they will go so he can sport his new duds without {literally} losing his shorts! I wish I had that boys metabolism. And skinny waist!

I got my first "wow you've lost a lot of weight" compliment yesterday from a co-worker who didn't know I was doing Weight Watchers. So glad that even in my {not so} figure flattering scrubs someone noticed! Looks like Jamie's not the only one who's going to be getting a new wardrobe this summer!

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

I don't have to suffer through the 3rd Tri in the heat of summer again.

It also put the kids about 2 1/2 years apart.

Sounds good to me.

I remember last year when I put this possibility into my mind.

How far away it seemed at the time.

How could I possibly wait that long.
I had the fever and I had it bad.

And now here it is.
March 2012.

And the thought of Baby #2 isn't even on our radar.
Funny how things change.﻿

Seeing a lot of women who had babies around the same time as Jamie now pregnant with number 2, I expected the jealousy and baby fever to creep up.

Actually the opposite has happened.
Every time I see a newborn or catch wind of another pregnancy announcement,
my first thought is....oh how exciting....Congrats!
My second thought?
Better you than me.
Yep I said it.
I can't wait to oohhh and awww and snuggle all over YOUR baby...and then when it starts to cry...give it right back.
Every time Jamie has a little sleep regression and we're up constantly throughout the night I'm immediately reminded how NOT ready I am to go through that all over again.
I keep telling all the nosy "when's baby number 2 coming??" askers that until daycare is buy 1 get 1 free, it's not happening. Or I say when they're willing to foot the bill on the next one. Usually shuts 'em up pretty fast.
And while that is true.
Two in daycare is currently financially impossible for us right now, what it really boils down to is we just aren't ready.
Jamie is in the throws of toddlerhood. He's fun. He's learning. He's inquisitive.
But quite frankly he's exhausting.
My 1st Trimester with him consisted of 24/7 "functional" nausea and bedtimes of 7pm.
How the heck would I do that with a wildebeest toddler running around.
And the thought of him AND a needy newborn?
Hold me.
I know lots of people do it all the time.
But for me? If I get to choose?
I say no thanks.
Maybe next year.
And until then, I'm thankful for the rest of you and all your upcoming newbies to help keep my baby fever at bay!

Every time I pick up Jamie, I think about how I had that much extra weight to carry around.

No wonder my back was aching!

The best part is I'm finally starting to notice a difference in my clothes.

Being so tall, I tend to distribute weight EVERYWHERE, so I'm not one of those girls who can drop 5 pounds and immediately tell. Or drop a pant size. It can be kind of depressing when you're pro-actively trying to lose. Everyone wants those immediate results. But I've had to remind myself, it's a long journey, and it's not going to fall off all at once. Slow and steady wins the race right??

Here's some progress pictures for you.

I hate to say I didn't take an actual "Before" picture.

So the ones on the left are after my first week when I had lost 6.6 lbs.

The ones on the right were taken this morning.

Not too shabby for 2 months.

I really need to get a measuring tape so I can track inches too.

I obviously won't be able to start from the beginning, but I think it will help to see progress even when the scale isn't budging!